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Definition of Rainfall
1. Noun. Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
Specialized synonyms: Monsoon, Rainstorm, Cloudburst, Deluge, Downpour, Pelter, Soaker, Torrent, Waterspout, Drizzle, Mizzle, Rain Shower, Shower
Generic synonyms: Downfall, Precipitation
Terms within: Raindrop
Derivative terms: Rain, Rainy
Definition of Rainfall
1. n. A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region.
Definition of Rainfall
1. Noun. (meteorology) the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rainfall
1. a fall of rain [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rainfall
Literary usage of Rainfall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"rainfall and Its channels to the sea; by Jas. T. Worthington. ... Table: rainfall
at 25 stations for each day of Sept.; total rainfall for month and average ..."
2. Biennial Report by Nebraska Roads and Irrigation Dept (1906)
"rainfall Run-off Per cent rainfall Run-oft of rainfall Per cent of rainfall ...
11.0 Ten Year rainfall I 2.881 3.1S Run-off .290 .310 Per cent of rainfall ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"With this prevalence of oceanic and equatorial winds, the rainfall «t this time
of the ... In the north of New Zealand the winter rainfall is the heaviest ..."
4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1873)
"Bedfordshire rainfall in 1870 and 1871, 190 Berkshire rainfall in 1870 and 1871,191.
... Carnarvon rainfall in 1870 and 187], 201. Cavan rainfall in ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"The question is, Does the presence of woodland influence rainfall, does its
increase increase rainfall, and does its destruction reduce it ? ..."
6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"THE first volume of this elaborate monograph contains a discussion of the results
of a long and patient investigation of the rainfall statistics printed in ..."
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